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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) and Voluntary Prayers During the Day

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1692

Chapter: How to pray witr with one (rak'ah)

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1692

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

أَخْبَرَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ صَلاَةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَنْصَرِفَ فَارْكَعْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ تُوتِرُ لَكَ مَا قَدْ صَلَّيْتَ ‏"

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Umar that:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Prayer at night is two by two, then when you want to finish, pray one rak'h which will make the total number that you prayed odd."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1692) and Al-Bukhari (No. 993).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( فَارْكَعْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ تُوتِرُ ) يَحْتَمِلُ الْجَزْمُ عَلَى أَنَّهُ جَوَابُ الْأَمْرِ وَالرَّفْعُ عَلَى الِاسْتِئْنَافِ أَيْ تَجْعَلُ أَنْتَ بِذَلِكَ تَمَامَ مَا صَلَّيْت وِتْرًا فَإِنَّ تِلْكَ الْوَاحِدَةَ كَمَا أَنَّهَا بِذَاتِهَا وِتْرٌ كَذَلِكَ يَصِير بِهَا جَمِيعُ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ وِتْرًا.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1692
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari The hadith No. 1692
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1692

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 993

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Night prayer is offered as two rak`at followed by two rak`at and so on, and if you want to finish it, pray only one rak`a which will be witr for all the previous rak`at." Al-Qasim said, "Since we attained the age of puberty we have seen some people offering a three-rak`at…

صَلاَةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى، فَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَنْصَرِفَ فَارْكَعْ رَكْعَةً تُوتِرُ لَكَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Also reported by… (4)
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (443)صَلاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى ، فَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَنْصَرِفَ فَارْكَعْ رَكْعَةً وَاحِدَةً تُوتِرُ لَكَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (12926)صَلاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى , فَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَنْصَرِفَ فَارْكَعْ وَاحِدَةً تُوتِرُ لَكَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ
  • حديث أبي الفضل الزهري (535)صَلاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى ، فَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَنْصَرِفَ ، فَأَوْتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ
  • صحيح ابن حبان (2689)صَلاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى ، فَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَنْصَرِفَ فَارْكَعْ وَاحِدَةً تُوتِرُ لَكَ مَا قَدْ صَلَّيْتَ

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 1106

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to perform his optional night prayers at night, two Rak'ah followed by two Rak'ah, and at the end he would conclude with an odd Rak'ah (Witr). Then he would perform two Rak'ah prayer before the dawn (Fajr) prayer after hearing the Adhan, and he would make them so…

وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال‏:‏ كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يصلي من الليل مثنى مثنى، ويوتر بركعة من آخر الليل، ويصلي الركعتين قبل صلاة الغداة، وكأن الأذان بأذنيه‏"‏‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 9 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 368

"the (voluntary) day and night prayers are two Rak'at, two Rak'at (in pairs)." an-Nasa'i said, "This is a mistake."

وَلِلْخَمْسَةِ ‏- وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنِ حِبَّانَ ‏- : { صَلَاةُ اَللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى" } وَقَالَ النَّسَائِيُّ : "هَذَا خَطَأٌ" .‏ 1‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح .‏ رواه أبو داود ( 1295 )‏ ، والنسائي ( 3 / 227 )‏…

+ 8 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 472

A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was on the pulpit: What do you say about the night prayer? He (ﷺ) said: "Two by two

A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was on the pulpit: What do you say about the night prayer? He (ﷺ) said: "Two by two (i.e., in sets of two Rak‘ahs). When he fears that dawn is approaching, he should pray one (Rak‘ah), which will make what he has prayed Witr (odd)." And he (ﷺ) used to say: "Make…

مَثْنَى مَثْنَى، فَإِذَا خَشِيَ الصُّبْحَ صَلَّى وَاحِدَةً، فَأَوْتَرَتْ لَهُ مَا صَلَّى ‏"‏‏.‏ وَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ اجْعَلُوا آخِرَ صَلاَتِكُمْ وِتْرًا، فَإِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمَرَ بِهِ‏.‏

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